Ilya Segalovich

Russian businessman (1964–2013)

Ilya Valentinovich Segalovich (13 September 1964 – 27 July 2013) was a co-founder of Russian company Yandex. He was CTO and director of Yandex since 2000 until his death in 2013.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ilya Segalovich (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 13, 1964, died Jul 27, 2013.¹

About

Segalovich proposed the name "Yandex" for the search engine, derived from the idea of "Yet Another iNDEX".

From Wikipedia’s article on Ilya Segalovich, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

YandexFounder¹⁷

Early life and education

1977 to 1981National School of Physics and Math³
1981 to 1986Russian State Geological Prospecting University^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: chief technology officer, programmer, computer scientist, entrepreneur.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Yandex⁵

Personal life

BornSep 13, 1964, Nizhny Novgorod^{7 8}
DiedJul 27, 2013, London^{9 10}
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Russia¹¹
ResidenceMoscow¹²

In 2011, the Russian Forbes ranked Segalovich 159th among the 200 richest Russian businessmen. His wealth was estimated at $US600 million dollars. It later turned out that this estimation was overstated: a report by Yandex's showed that Segalovich owned 2.9% of the company, which equated to $US233 million. During the company's IPO, Segalovich sold part of his stake for $US20.5 million, later explaining it as an investment in charity. Before his death in 2013, Segalovich owned 2.5% of Yandex with a total worth of $US277 million.